Ex Tarot Spread — What Is Still Unfinished

Ex readings are the most repeated readings in tarot, and the repetition is the finding. If you have pulled cards about the same person four times this month, the fourth reading is not going to contain new information — it is going to contain the same information plus more of your hope.

This spread is built to be read once and then left alone for a while. None of its positions ask what the other person will do, because that framing is what keeps people in the loop.

The positions

How to lay it out

1. Ask about yourself. "What is still unresolved for me here" reads far better than "will they come back".
2. Do the reading once and then put a date on the calendar before you do another one.
3. If the second card describes the relationship as it was at its best, check that against how it was at the end. Both are real; only one of them is the thing you left.

Questions about this spread

Can a tarot spread tell me if my ex will come back?

No. Another person's future decision is not information a card holds, and a reading that implied otherwise would keep you waiting on it. A more useful question, and one this spread answers: if they came back without anything having changed, would you want the same relationship again?

Should I read tarot during no contact?

Occasionally, and with a rule. Reading daily during no contact usually turns the cards into a substitute for contact, which defeats the purpose of the period. Read once, then wait for something to actually change.